With the advent of USB, many peripherals work with both Macs and PCs. This, along with OS X’s built-in universal drivers, has opened up Mac users to a wide range of keyboards and mice, some that aren’t even specifically designed for Macs.

This weekend I was sorting through some old books and magazines and I decided to finally put all of my Macworld issues in order. While sorting, I noticed something — on the back of almost every issue I had (dating back over 10 years), there was an ad for Kensington products, most notably the Turbo [...]

With the introduction of the Mac mini, Apple gave consumers the choice of foregoing the standard Apple keyboard in favor of their own or a third-party keyboard. Matias, makers of the Tactile Pro, have introduced a lower-cost model intended at anyone who wants an inexpensive Mac keyboard with some special features.

Plenty of Macs come with Bluetooth built in, or at least as a build-to-order option. Older models can have it added inexpensively with a USB adapter. Although the number of Bluetooth devices on the market is still quite small, MacAlly’s new BTMicro is a Bluetooth mouse designed for Mac users, especially for those on the [...]

MacMice’s original version of the Mouse was quite impressive, but many wanted a Bluetooth version, especially since Apple now offers one. We had the opportunity to try the Mouse BT from MacMice, now calling itself DVForge.

When Apple introduced Inkwell with Jaguar, Mac users everywhere thought it was cool, except, most people couldn’t use it. The main reason for this was that graphics tablets were priced out of most consumers reach. Also, there was not much of a need for consumers or even casual graphic designers to have a dedicated tablet, [...]

Most people don’t think twice about using the keyboard that came with their computer. It’s free, works decently enough, and matches your computer. Unfortunately, most people are using cheap keyboards, and find themselves dealing with poor tactile feedback, or lack of durability. The Tactile Pro, a $100 replacement keyboard intended to be used with recent [...]